‘Polish Courts’ Case Law’ is a bimonthly journal of the Committee on Legal Sciences of the Polish Academy of Sciences (6 issues per year)
The publisher of ‘Polish Courts’ Case Law’ is Wolters Kluwer Polska Sp. z o.o. The company is a part of the international publishing house, Wolters Kluwer, which, as a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), https://publicationethics.org, applies this organization’s standards and recommendations in the publishing process.
The journal publishes court judgments and reviewed commentaries. All manuscripts submitted for publication are examined for compliance with the principles of ethics, integrity, value and academic utility.
The Code of Ethics in publishing and the principles of publication integrity in ‘Polish Courts’ Case Law’ can be found in the Code of Ethics tab
By submitting the article to the editorial office, the author declares that he/she has read these principles and agrees to abide by them.
The editorial office accepts commentaries in Polish; the publication of materials in a different language requires prior agreement and the individual consent of the editorial office and the publisher.
The journal’s mission
‘Polish Courts’ Case Law’ is the longest and continuously published Polish academic journal, the research material of which consists of judgments of both first and second instance Polish courts, as well as courts examining extraordinary measures or constitutional complaints. The journal contains presentations of individual court judgments and comments on them in the form of commentaries.
In view of its brief and problem-based format, a commentary, as a fundamental and one of the oldest forms of academic reflection in jurisprudence, enables the author to address current issues settled by Polish courts and to increase the knowledge of readers on the current situation by including them in the context of the findings of the current legal doctrine and case law.
The journal’s mission is to disseminate the most important, selected judgments of the Polish courts on current issues and to present a systematic and comprehensive legal academic reflection on them.
In the discussions on the judgments, the authors emphasize the importance and relevance, as well as social and economic impact of the individual judgments, while attempting to capture the development trends in the Polish judicature.
The commentaries published in ‘Polish Courts’ Case Law’ are set the same requirements as those expected of academic articles. This is ensured by the review process applied by the editorial office. The commentaries accepted for publication are original academic works containing comprehensive analyses of the legal issues to which the judgments considered apply.
‘Polish Courts’ Case Law’ is published regularly – currently every two months – and always contains the same sections and a similar number of judgments and commentaries.
The comprehensiveness of the analyses is expressed in the academic reflection on the judgments of all of Poland’s ordinary and administrative courts, as well as the Supreme Court. Commentaries in four main groups of legal issues settled by Polish courts, namely private law, criminal law, labour law and social security, and public law matters appear in every issue.
The currency of ‘Polish Courts’ Case Law’ is achieved by accepting materials for publication that discuss recent judgments settling current issues facing the Polish judiciary.
History of the journal
‘Polish Courts’ Case Law’ (OSP) has been published uninterruptedly since 1957 and, furthermore, is the successor of the pre-war ‘Polish Courts’ Case Law’ (1921–1939). From 1957 to 1990, it was published under the title of ‘Case Law of the Polish Courts and the Arbitral Commission’ [Orzecznictwo Sądów Polskich i Komisja Arbitrażowych] (OSPiKA).
The editors-in-chief were lawyers with great authority and outstanding academic achievements, including Prof. Witold Czachórski (1957–1995) as well as Prof. Zbigniew Radwański (1996–2012), while Prof. Maksymilian Pazdan, an outstanding Polish lawyer specializing in civil law and private international law, former rector of the University of Silesia, and long-time member of the Committee on Legal Sciences of the Polish Academy of Sciences, has been the editor-in-chief of ‘Polish Courts’ Case Law’ since 2012.
Financing, fees
• ‘Polish Courts’ Case Law’ is financed by the publisher with its own funds, including funding from subscriptions;
• royalties are paid for publications in the journal;
• ‘Polish Courts’ Case Law’ does not charge authors for closed access publications;
• the journal does not charge authors for the review process.
Open access policy
• ‘Polish Courts’ Case Law’ is available through hybrid access, i.e. partially closed and partially open;
• commentaries are published in the open access system, including at the request of the authors in accordance with Wolters Kluwer Polska’s principles of open access publication.
AI policy
Tools using generative artificial intelligence cannot be named as authors or co-authors of commentaries. Authors are fully responsible for the content, originality, substantive accuracy and correctness of the sources and citations in the manuscripts that are submitted. Significant use of generative artificial intelligence tools in the preparation of the publication should be disclosed to the editorial office, specifying the extent and objective of their use.
Archiving policy
The publisher permanently stores published issues of ‘Polish Courts’ Case Law’, their content and basic bibliographic data in the systems used by Wolters Kluwer Polska. The objective of the archiving policy is to ensure continuous access to published commentaries, maintain the digital integrity of the journal’s content and enable the identification and reproduction of publications regardless of any technological changes in the publishing platform.
Metadata policy
‘Polish Courts’ Case Law’ aims to provide complete, consistent and processable metadata for all commentaries published. Metadata includes, in particular, the title of the publication, the details of the authors, their affiliations and ORCID IDs, the abstract and keywords in Polish and English, the bibliographic data of the publication and information on financing.
Points, databases
• authors receive 40 points (according to the Annex to the Communication of the Minister of Science of 5 January 2024, regarding the list of academic journals and reviewed international conference materials, issued on the basis of Article 267(3) of the Act on Higher Education and Science of 20 July 2018, Polish Journal of Laws of 2024, item 1571, as amended) for publication in ‘Polish Courts’ Case Law’;
• the journal is included in the international European Reference Index for the Humanities and Social Sciences (ERIH+) database;
• the journal is indexed in the ICI Journals Master List database for 2023 (ICV 2023 = 54.70);
• the journal is indexed in the LEX database.
Code of Ethics
‘Polish Courts’ Case Law’ applies the principles of publication integrity and ethics, as appropriate for Wolters Kluwer Polska’s academic journals, in particular the rules regarding authorship, conflicts of interest, originality of publications, counteracting plagiarism and self-plagiarism, the prohibition of parallel submission of the same manuscript to multiple journals and the reliable presentation of research results. The editorial office takes appropriate steps in the event of the reasonable suspicion of a breach of the code of ethics, including refusing to publish materials, publishing a retraction or withdrawing a published manuscript.
The principles of ethics that apply to authors, reviewers and the editorial office are posted in the ‘Code of Ethics’ tab.
Principles of submitting materials
Before submitting a commentary to ‘Polish Courts’ Case Law’, authors should read the Wolters Kluwer Polska journal publication procedure, the principles of submitting materials to the journal and the review process, which can be found in the Submission of Materials and Review Process tabs.
The editorial office accepts original commentaries written by the authors themselves.
The submission of a manuscript to the editorial office constitutes consent to the review process, the editorial work, the sharing of the personal data contained in the affiliation and the publication of the commentary after it has been accepted for publication.
The publisher of ‘Polish Courts’ Case Law’ is Wolters Kluwer Polska Sp. z o.o. The company is a part of the international publishing house, Wolters Kluwer, which, as a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), https://publicationethics.org, applies this organization’s standards and recommendations in the publishing process.
The journal publishes court judgments and reviewed commentaries. All manuscripts submitted for publication are examined for compliance with the principles of ethics, integrity, value and academic utility.
The Code of Ethics in publishing and the principles of publication integrity in ‘Polish Courts’ Case Law’ can be found in the Code of Ethics tab
By submitting the article to the editorial office, the author declares that he/she has read these principles and agrees to abide by them.
The editorial office accepts commentaries in Polish; the publication of materials in a different language requires prior agreement and the individual consent of the editorial office and the publisher.
The journal’s mission
‘Polish Courts’ Case Law’ is the longest and continuously published Polish academic journal, the research material of which consists of judgments of both first and second instance Polish courts, as well as courts examining extraordinary measures or constitutional complaints. The journal contains presentations of individual court judgments and comments on them in the form of commentaries.
In view of its brief and problem-based format, a commentary, as a fundamental and one of the oldest forms of academic reflection in jurisprudence, enables the author to address current issues settled by Polish courts and to increase the knowledge of readers on the current situation by including them in the context of the findings of the current legal doctrine and case law.
The journal’s mission is to disseminate the most important, selected judgments of the Polish courts on current issues and to present a systematic and comprehensive legal academic reflection on them.
In the discussions on the judgments, the authors emphasize the importance and relevance, as well as social and economic impact of the individual judgments, while attempting to capture the development trends in the Polish judicature.
The commentaries published in ‘Polish Courts’ Case Law’ are set the same requirements as those expected of academic articles. This is ensured by the review process applied by the editorial office. The commentaries accepted for publication are original academic works containing comprehensive analyses of the legal issues to which the judgments considered apply.
‘Polish Courts’ Case Law’ is published regularly – currently every two months – and always contains the same sections and a similar number of judgments and commentaries.
The comprehensiveness of the analyses is expressed in the academic reflection on the judgments of all of Poland’s ordinary and administrative courts, as well as the Supreme Court. Commentaries in four main groups of legal issues settled by Polish courts, namely private law, criminal law, labour law and social security, and public law matters appear in every issue.
The currency of ‘Polish Courts’ Case Law’ is achieved by accepting materials for publication that discuss recent judgments settling current issues facing the Polish judiciary.
History of the journal
‘Polish Courts’ Case Law’ (OSP) has been published uninterruptedly since 1957 and, furthermore, is the successor of the pre-war ‘Polish Courts’ Case Law’ (1921–1939). From 1957 to 1990, it was published under the title of ‘Case Law of the Polish Courts and the Arbitral Commission’ [Orzecznictwo Sądów Polskich i Komisja Arbitrażowych] (OSPiKA).
The editors-in-chief were lawyers with great authority and outstanding academic achievements, including Prof. Witold Czachórski (1957–1995) as well as Prof. Zbigniew Radwański (1996–2012), while Prof. Maksymilian Pazdan, an outstanding Polish lawyer specializing in civil law and private international law, former rector of the University of Silesia, and long-time member of the Committee on Legal Sciences of the Polish Academy of Sciences, has been the editor-in-chief of ‘Polish Courts’ Case Law’ since 2012.
Financing, fees
• ‘Polish Courts’ Case Law’ is financed by the publisher with its own funds, including funding from subscriptions;
• royalties are paid for publications in the journal;
• ‘Polish Courts’ Case Law’ does not charge authors for closed access publications;
• the journal does not charge authors for the review process.
Open access policy
• ‘Polish Courts’ Case Law’ is available through hybrid access, i.e. partially closed and partially open;
• commentaries are published in the open access system, including at the request of the authors in accordance with Wolters Kluwer Polska’s principles of open access publication.
AI policy
Tools using generative artificial intelligence cannot be named as authors or co-authors of commentaries. Authors are fully responsible for the content, originality, substantive accuracy and correctness of the sources and citations in the manuscripts that are submitted. Significant use of generative artificial intelligence tools in the preparation of the publication should be disclosed to the editorial office, specifying the extent and objective of their use.
Archiving policy
The publisher permanently stores published issues of ‘Polish Courts’ Case Law’, their content and basic bibliographic data in the systems used by Wolters Kluwer Polska. The objective of the archiving policy is to ensure continuous access to published commentaries, maintain the digital integrity of the journal’s content and enable the identification and reproduction of publications regardless of any technological changes in the publishing platform.
Metadata policy
‘Polish Courts’ Case Law’ aims to provide complete, consistent and processable metadata for all commentaries published. Metadata includes, in particular, the title of the publication, the details of the authors, their affiliations and ORCID IDs, the abstract and keywords in Polish and English, the bibliographic data of the publication and information on financing.
Points, databases
• authors receive 40 points (according to the Annex to the Communication of the Minister of Science of 5 January 2024, regarding the list of academic journals and reviewed international conference materials, issued on the basis of Article 267(3) of the Act on Higher Education and Science of 20 July 2018, Polish Journal of Laws of 2024, item 1571, as amended) for publication in ‘Polish Courts’ Case Law’;
• the journal is included in the international European Reference Index for the Humanities and Social Sciences (ERIH+) database;
• the journal is indexed in the ICI Journals Master List database for 2023 (ICV 2023 = 54.70);
• the journal is indexed in the LEX database.
Code of Ethics
‘Polish Courts’ Case Law’ applies the principles of publication integrity and ethics, as appropriate for Wolters Kluwer Polska’s academic journals, in particular the rules regarding authorship, conflicts of interest, originality of publications, counteracting plagiarism and self-plagiarism, the prohibition of parallel submission of the same manuscript to multiple journals and the reliable presentation of research results. The editorial office takes appropriate steps in the event of the reasonable suspicion of a breach of the code of ethics, including refusing to publish materials, publishing a retraction or withdrawing a published manuscript.
The principles of ethics that apply to authors, reviewers and the editorial office are posted in the ‘Code of Ethics’ tab.
Principles of submitting materials
Before submitting a commentary to ‘Polish Courts’ Case Law’, authors should read the Wolters Kluwer Polska journal publication procedure, the principles of submitting materials to the journal and the review process, which can be found in the Submission of Materials and Review Process tabs.
The editorial office accepts original commentaries written by the authors themselves.
The submission of a manuscript to the editorial office constitutes consent to the review process, the editorial work, the sharing of the personal data contained in the affiliation and the publication of the commentary after it has been accepted for publication.